Fourth Candle
Had to go back and listen to the Third Candle(which I missed somehow)...Of the entire set so far,this one seems more at peace with itself.Interesting thing you have going on here Vic...Much enjoyed.

Has
a strange mix of "pleasing to church goers" + "pagan folky renaissance" to my ears... but I do have quite limited points of reference in some of these departments :) The meandering stepping and harmonising is all well and good.. but I still love those little trills/flourishes, you sparingly throw in here and there, best.

So delicate
These recorders are just wonderful...now and again just ever-so slightly off pitch which gives them such an authentic quality, the air clearly coming from a human rather than a machine. The counter melodies are really interesting in this piece and occasionally set up an unexpected dissonance that keeps me listening for the eventual resolution and provides needed tension, too, in just the right degree or amount. This is a haunting number, Vic, in the best way possible. What a pleasure to hear this kind of music here.

klarity
i always love the clarity you achieve in your recorderings. and a relaxing-yet-engaging composition, well-played as always. the bass recorder is a thing of beauty, in its own bassoonish way. i do hope your neighbor doesn't mistake it for some strange wind-powered leaf-blower. 0x0

My CD of Native American Flute music is out!
Rain in the canyon by Oakensong
In past lives, VicDiesel was a country fiddler, a shawm player at the Burgundy court, bellows pumper for JS Bach, Geoff Emerick's factotum, and a beggar playin... [see more]